Pineapple Energy Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill And Intangible Assets

Goodwill And Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

NOTE 5 –GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill is required to be evaluated for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests upon the occurrence of certain events or circumstances. In January 2017, the FASB issued new accounting guidance simplifying the goodwill impairment test. The new standard eliminates the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis requirement to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to determine the amount of any goodwill impairment and instead permits an entity to recognize goodwill impairment loss as the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying value over the estimated fair value of the reporting unit, to the extent this amount does not exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The Company chose to adopt this standard early for the annual impairment analysis in 2017. The Company performed the first step of the previous two-step process, which requires that the fair value of the reporting unit be compared to its book value including goodwill. If the fair value is higher than the book value, no impairment is recognized. If the fair value is lower than the book value, an impairment adjustment must be recorded.

The Company performs its annual impairment analysis as of April 1 each year. The Company analyzed the reporting unit that had the goodwill and also analyzed the Company as a whole, including the Company’s four separate reporting units. Although JDL Technologies had been profitable for the prior eight quarters, the cyclical and unpredictable nature of revenues from its education sector raised issues in forecasting cash flows in future quarters used to estimate the reporting unit’s fair value. Based on this analysis of comparing the fair value of each reporting unit to the book value, and comparing the Company’s overall book value with its market capitalization, the Company determined that the book value exceeded the overall fair value of the reporting units as well as the Company’s overall market value. As a result, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge totaling $1,463,000 during the second quarter of 2017.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2017 by segment are as follows:



	JDL Technologies

January 1, 2017	$	1,463,000

Impairment loss		(1,463,000)

December 31, 2017	$	-

Gross goodwill		1,463,000
Accumulated impairment loss		(1,463,000)
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	-

As part of the overall annual impairment analysis noted above, the Company also reviewed other intangible assets for potential impairment. Based on this analysis, the Company deemed the intangible assets at Net2Edge related to customer relationships to be impaired and recorded a $154,000 impairment loss during the second quarter of 2017.

The Company’s identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are being amortized over their estimated useful lives and are included within other assets in the consolidated balance sheets and were as follows:



		December 31, 2017
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Impairment Loss		Foreign Currency Translation		Net

Trademarks	$	98,000	$	(66,000)	$	-	$	(15,000)	$	17,000
Customer relationships		491,000		(230,000)		(154,000)		(107,000)		-
Technology		229,000		(189,000)		-		(40,000)		-
	$	818,000	$	(485,000)	$	(154,000)	$	(162,000)	$	17,000


		December 31, 2016
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Impairment Loss		Foreign Currency Translation		Net

Trademarks	$	91,000	$	(50,000)	$	-	$	(20,000)	$	21,000
Customer relationships		491,000		(200,000)		-		(122,000)		169,000
Technology		229,000		(172,000)		-		(57,000)		-
	$	811,000	$	(422,000)	$	-	$	(199,000)	$	190,000

Amortization expense on these identifiable intangible assets was $30,000 and $74,000 in 2017 and 2016, respectively. The amortization expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The estimated future amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets during the next five fiscal years is as follows:



Year Ending December 31:
2018	$	7,000
2019		2,000
2020		2,000
2021		2,000
2022		2,000

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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